The Virus

Stanley Johnson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Black Spring Press Ltd

Published:8th Jun '20

Should be back in stock very soon

The Virus cover

Initially published in 1982 as The Marburg Virus, Johnson’s The Virusreveals uncanny parallels with the current corona virus: the outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease, the origins of which are traced to a medical student infected by a green monkey. It features an epidemiologist as its hero and a desperate search for a vaccine… 

'A deadly pandemic, a randy epidemiologist and an idiotic US president are all ingredients in Stanley Johnson’s fast-paced thriller that turns out to have been 40 years ahead of its time’ — Patrick Kidd, The Times

-- Patrick Kidd * The Times *

‘Mr. Johnson, a former member of the European Parliament and the father of Boris Johnson, clearly

knows all the drills. The author of 25 earlier works of fiction and nonfiction, he has a lifetime’s expertise.’— The Wall Street Journal

* The Wall Street Journal *

‘Johnson blends concerns about infectious disease, animal rights, biological warfare, and late Cold War politics

into an enjoyable adventure...
A well-told tale that should appeal to many.’

— Library Journal

* Library Journ

ISBN: 9781913606305

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 30mm

Weight: 371g

400 pages